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US 12,680,374 B2Granted
Systems and methods for movable barrier panels with deep stamp-profile depth
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorBradley J. Lee
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Abstract
A panel for a sectional door may include a one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a drawn ledge. The drawn ledge may be disposed at a position spaced a distance apart from both the front surface and the back surface, with the drawn ledge defining a hole through the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel. A backer panel may include an interior surface configured to cover the hole in the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel. The interior surface may be positioned to support the drawn ledge.
Claims20
A panel for a sectional door, the panel comprising:
- a one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a drawn ledge, the drawn ledge disposed at a position spaced a distance apart from both the front surface and the back surface, the drawn ledge defining a hole through the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel, the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel comprising an upper lip and a lower lip, the upper lip and the lower lip each being spaced a first distance from the back surface, the drawn ledge being spaced the first distance from the back surface;
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- a backer panel comprising an interior surface configured to at least partially cover the hole in the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel, the interior surface being positioned to support the drawn ledge.
A panel for a sectional door, the panel comprising:
- a one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a drawn ledge, the drawn ledge disposed at a position spaced a distance apart from both the front surface and the back surface, the drawn ledge defining a hole through the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel, wherein the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel comprises an upper lip and a lower lip, the upper lip and the lower lip being coplanar with the drawn ledge;
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- a backer panel comprising an interior surface configured to cover the hole in the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel, the interior surface being positioned to support the drawn ledge.
A panel for a sectional door, the panel comprising:
- a one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a drawn ledge, a deep drawn stamped region extending from the front surface, through the back surface, and to the drawn ledge, the drawn ledge disposed at a position spaced a distance apart from both the front surface and the back surface, the drawn ledge defining a hole through the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel, the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel comprising two lips, each of the two lips being spaced a first distance from the back surface, the drawn ledge being spaced the first distance from the back surface;
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- a backer panel comprising an interior surface configured to at least partially cover the hole in the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel, the interior surface being positioned to support the drawn ledge.
A panel for a sectional door, the panel comprising:
- a one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a drawn ledge, a deep drawn stamped region extending from the front surface, through the back surface, and to the drawn ledge, the drawn ledge disposed at a position spaced a distance apart from both the front surface and the back surface, the drawn ledge defining a hole through the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel, wherein the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel further comprises an upper lip and a lower lip, the upper lip and the lower lip being coplanar with the drawn ledge;
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- a backer panel comprising an interior surface configured to cover the hole in the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel, the interior surface being positioned to support the drawn ledge.
A method of manufacturing a panel for a sectional door, the method comprising:
- providing a one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a lip, the lip being spaced a first distance from the back surface;
- creating a hole through the one-piece, sheet-metal facer panel extending from the front surface to the back surface, the hole comprising a cross-sectional area parallel to the front surface and the back surface;
- stamping an area on the front surface larger than the cross-sectional area of the hole such that a drawn ledge forms, the drawn ledge disposed at a position offset from the front surface and the back surface, the drawn ledge being spaced the first distance from the back surface;
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- positioning an interior surface of a backer panel to support the drawn ledge.
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